There are 4 ways to get from Kriens Mattenhof to Pilatus by cable car, taxi, foot, or train
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Line 2516 gondola
best- Take the cable car from Kriens to Fräkmünteggcablecar 2516
58 minTaxi
cheapest- Take the taxi from Kriens Mattenhof to Pilatustaxi 22.1 km
35 minCHF 100–130Walk
- Take the foot from Kriens Mattenhof to Pilatuswalk 7.6 km
1h 31mTrain, line 83 train
- Take the train from Kriens Mattenhof to Alpnachstadtrain S5
- Take the train from Alpnachstad PB to Pilatus Kulmtrain 83
1h 21m
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Kriens Mattenhof to Pilatus is to taxi which costs SFr 100 - SFr 130 and takes 35 min.
The fastest way to get from Kriens Mattenhof to Pilatus is to taxi which takes 35 min and costs SFr 100 - SFr 130.
Yes, there is a direct train departing from Kriens and arriving at Fräkmüntegg. Services depart every five minutes, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 30 min.
The distance between Kriens Mattenhof and Pilatus is 7 km.
The best way to get from Kriens Mattenhof to Pilatus without a car is to line 2516 gondola which takes 58 min and costs .
The line 2516 gondola from Kriens to Fräkmüntegg takes 30 min including transfers and departs every five minutes.
Kriens Mattenhof to Pilatus train services, operated by Zentralbahn, depart from Kriens Mattenhof station.
Kriens Mattenhof to Pilatus train services, operated by Zentralbahn, arrive at Alpnachstad station.
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What companies run services between Kriens Mattenhof, Switzerland and Pilatus, Switzerland?
Kriens-Fräkmüntegg operates a vehicle from Kriens to Fräkmüntegg every 5 minutes, and the journey takes 30 min.
- Phone
- +41 41 329 11 11
- [email protected]
- Website
- sbb.ch
Cable car from Kriens to Fräkmüntegg
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Every 5 minutes
- Schedules at
- pilatus.ch
- Phone
- +41 (0)58 668 80 00
- [email protected]
- Website
- zentralbahn.ch
Train from Kriens Mattenhof to Alpnachstad
- Ave. Duration
- 12 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 5–7
- Website
- https://www.zentralbahn.ch/en
- Phone
- +41 41 329 11 11
- [email protected]
- Website
- pilatus.ch
Train from Alpnachstad PB to Pilatus Kulm
- Ave. Duration
- 27 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- pilatus.ch
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–130
Hey Taxi
- Phone
- +41 41 360 60 60
- Website
- heytaxis.ch
Taxi Ernst Hess AG
- Phone
- +41 41 310 10 10
- Website
- hesstaxi.ch
Taxi Luzern
- Phone
- +41 41 310 10 10
- Website
- taxiluzern.ch
Taxi Wyss
- Phone
- +41 77 409 33 11
- Website
- taxi-wyss.ch
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